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July 1993Landmark

Independent media become June 12 battlegrounds

Newspapers and magazines that covered the annulment crisis faced harassment and closures.

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July 1993

Independent media become June 12 battlegrounds

Newspapers and magazines that covered the annulment crisis faced harassment and closures.

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Newspapers and magazines that covered the annulment crisis faced harassment and closures. HRW documented press muzzling as a core feature of the crackdown.

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